7th CPC: Ranks of Army Officers & Corresponding Level in Pay Matrix – Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(Department of Defence)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd May, 2017
4. Level of ranks.- The Level of ranks shall be determined in accordance with the various Levels as assigned to the corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale as specified in the Pay Matrix and the Level in Pay Matrix corresponding to the rank of an Officer is specified in Part B of the Schedule.
PART B
Level of Ranks of the Officers in the Army:
| S. No. | Rank | Pay Level in Pay Matrix |
| (i) | Lieutenant | 10 |
| (ii) | Captain | 10B |
| (iii) | Major | 11 |
| (iv) | Lieutenant Colonel | 12A |
| (v) | Colonel | 13 |
| (vi) | Brigadier | 13A |
| (vii) | Major General | 14 |
| (viii) | Lieutenant General (HAG) | 15 |
| (ix) | Lieutenant General (HAG+) | 16 |
| (x) | Vice Chief of Army Staff and Army Commanders | 17 |
| (xi) | Chief of Army Staff | 18 |
COMMENTS
Armed forces are the backbone of our society.It is an integral part of our republic.The most populous democratic republic in the World has withstood all the vagaries of life for the past60 years.It is a lesson to the various races and cultures in the World.Saju George.